Asian stocks move lower in early trading

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Asian stocks generally moved lower in early trading Monday, as Japan's Nikkei 225 index lost as much as 0.76% to 15,989.30, while the broader Topix gave up as much as 0.73% to 1,569.32. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 dropped as much as 0.09% to 5,431.80. Bucking the trend was South Korea's Kospi 100 index, which nudged up as much as 0.15% to 1,350.30.

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